What color is #534B78?

#534B78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534B78?

The RGB value is 83, 75, 120: 83 red, 75 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534B78?

The complementary color is #70784B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534B78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534B78 color

#534B78 rgb(83, 75, 120)

Shades of blue

The hex color #534B78 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 29.4% green and 47.1% blue (83, 75, 120).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#534B78 color codes

HEX	`#534B78`
RGB	`rgb(83, 75, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 29.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 37%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.45, 14.36, -24.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.45, 28.39, 300.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.473, 8.227, 18.855)`
Decimal	`5458808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534B78, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #534B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #534B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534b78; }
.text { color: #534b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 75 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534b78, #6a4b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #534B78?: #534B78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534B78?: The RGB value is 83, 75, 120: 83 red, 75 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534B78?: The complementary color is #70784B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534B78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.